{"product_id":"espionage-diplomacy-the-lodge-charles-delafaye-and-the-secret-department-of-the-post-office-paperback","title":"Espionage, Diplomacy \u0026 the Lodge: Charles Delafaye and The Secret Department of the Post Office - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRic Berman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspionage, Diplomacy \u0026amp; the Lodge is one of Ric Berman's most important works. The book unveils Charles Delafaye, one of eighteenth-century Britain's least known but most influential figures, a senior under-secretary of state, investigating magistrate, anti-Jacobite spymaster and leading freemason. Delafaye was a member of the elite Horn Tavern lodge in London and at the centre of the government's inner circle for some two decades. He was also a key conduit for intelligence from the Secret Department of the Post Office and the decrypters and code-breakers within its deciphering branch, and central to the measures taken against the supporters of James Stuart, 'the king over the water'. Berman provides a unique glimpse into Britain's early secret intelligence service and outlines for the first time the interconnections between freemasonry, espionage and diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Richard (Ric) Berman is the author of The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry; Schism, a discussion of the origins of Antients Freemasonry; and Espionage, Diplomacy \u0026amp; the Lodge. His work on American freemasonry includes Loyalists \u0026amp; Malcontents, now in its second edition, which looks at the origins of freemasonry in South Carolina and Georgia, and From Roanoke to Raleigh, which takes a fresh look at how freemasonry developed in North Carolina. Ric holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Doctorate in History from the University of Exeter. He continued his research at the University of Oxford's Modern European History Research Centre and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. Ric was appointed Prestonian Lecturer for 2016 and his lecture - published and now in its second edition, sets the context for the 300th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of England. Born in London, Ric lives with his family in Oxfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128883122311,"sku":"9780995756809","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/98c9d9a684e9f38a8b50fecabb645796.webp?v=1732598811","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/espionage-diplomacy-the-lodge-charles-delafaye-and-the-secret-department-of-the-post-office-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}